Adam Smith: “This amendment requires the Federal officers to identify themselves. That is the primary purpose of this amendment, not…”

“This amendment requires the Federal officers to identify themselves. That is the primary purpose of this amendment, not to limit the President. We see what is going on in Portland right now, which is deeply disturbing for people in the military. We have people who are wearing fatigues, who appear to be U.S. military to the casual observer. They are not U.S. military. This undermines the credibility of our military to have people out there pretending to be them when they are not. What this amendment requires is, if you are going to use this law, identify yourself. It is deeply disturbing to the U.S. military to have people, effectively, impersonating them. They should clearly identify who they are working for if they are acting under the law of the United States.”